Greatest American Presidents

His resume is pretty darn impressive. He led the American Army in victory over the British in the Revolutionary War. He presided over the drafting of the Constitution. The unanimous choice for the first President of the United States, he oversaw the creation of a taxation system, the first national bank, and the first Supreme Court Justices. he is considered the Father of the U.S.A.

Where to start? He defeated the Confederate Army and managed to keep the fledgling nation from collapsing during the Civil War. He freed four million slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation. He unified the National Military. In addition to these tremendous feats of statesmanship he was one of the best public speakers among the Presidents and was known as a soft spoken, morally sound, noble human being.

The principal author of the Declaration of the Independence, Jefferson is considered one of the most brilliant political philosophers to ever live. As President he reduced the national debt and standing military, as well as doubled the size of the country with the Louisiana Purchase.

The youngest President ever at 42, Teddy was a radical Republican who accomplished many major projects during his tenure including greater regulation to protect consumers, attacks on corporate monopolies, wildlife conservation, and the construction of the Panama Canal

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The longest serving American President, FDR served in office for over a decade until his death at a time before the USA had terms limits for the Presidency. His Big Government spending programs changed the way all governments operated and helped pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression. he was also responsible for ending U.S. isolationism by entering the Second World War.